On the price of beauty is....

$211. Exactly. Minus tip for three people: stylist, shampoo and aesthetician.

I walked into the salon this afternoon at 1 sharp. I sat in my stylists chair and realized after the week that I had and the funeral I did that morning, I had no fight left in me.

So in that mode, my stylist said "How much am I allowed to take off now? It really needs a good shaping..."

"What does "a good shaping" entail" I ask

"3-4 inches."

sigh. "OK"

she starts the color process. This requires me to work too by the way. I do still believe that if I have to actively participate in the coloring process I should either get a break in the price or share in the proceeds.... but whatever.

30 minutes later she sets me up to let the color set. My Aesthetician came over and looked at my eyes and declared them fit for lash extensions.

Fifteen minutes later and NO weirdness at all, no pain, nothing. I had long lashes. They look AMAZING. I never need mascara again. ever. All I had to do was close my eyes. That was it. Fifteen minutes. Amazing.

Then my stylist took me back and started cutting. when I was done I had 3 inches and change off the back but it looks like 5 because of the natural curl in my hair. She cut on piece a little bit shorter in the front than in previous visits and when I commented she saarcasticallly told me to shut up. This caused me to crack up. she's been cutting my hair for 26 years. So this is allowed.

I then get my nails done.... nothing unusual there except half way through filing, she smacks my arm and says "YOUR EYES!!!!! THEY ARE GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!".

I almost died laughing....

"Joy, you are working on them with the lashes for 15 minutes. you looked right at them and I even mentioned the color. You put eyeliner on me to prove how they pop and now you notice the color????? sheesh!"

We both started laughing.

Finished my nails and walked back to the wax room. I don't even remember the waxing, butI know it happened because the miscellaneous hair on my brows are now gone.

The care and upkeep of the lashes was discussed. It does take a couple of lifestyle changes for me, but that's Ok. I have to see how I like them day to day. I feel nervous about them now. One girl that works there told me she dries them with her hair dryer after she gets out of the shower to re-fluff them... I think that just might be going a bit far.

I was the last client left at the end. It was after 4 when I left. My hair color was touched up so that any silver that was trying to peek through is no more. its shorter and curlier and healthier looking, and I have gorgeous nails and long fluttery lashes.

All for $211.00.

And I Am happy. Really happy. I look fantastic.

If I do say so myself.